The summer of 1969's beautiful reputation is largely unwarranted.
Woodstock was a traffic and public-hygiene nightmare. The Beatles proved the love you make isn't equal to the love you take if Allen Klein is allowed in the mix. Billy and Wyatt demonstrated why it was hazardous for long-haired motorcyclists to tool around the Deep South.
But for fans of the New York Mets lucky enough to be there, 1969 was a blissed-out trip of heavenly delight.
But for fans of the New York Mets lucky enough to be there, 1969 was a blissed-out trip of heavenly delight.